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HIS MAJESTY KING EDWARD the EIGHTH to HIS FLEET
' On succeeding to the Throne, I desire that the Royal Navy
' and all my other Naval Forces throughout the Empire should know that
' with gratitude I recall the distinguished service rendered by them
during the reign of the King, my beloved Father, and how much I
cherish the recollection of the intimate personal association so
long existing between my family and that profession to which my
Father devoted his early youth and early manhood, and in which I
and my two brothers received our early training. My visits to
many parts of the Empire have enabled me to note with pride that
loyalty and devotion to duty remain the watch words of the Royal
N&VY Wherever it is C&11ed upon to serve, and that the same great
traditions are guiding the development of the Naval Forces of the
Dominions, India and all the other Forces sharing in the defence of
the British Commonwealth of Nations,
Conscious as I am of the great trust reposed in you and confident of
your determination never to disappoint that trust, I shall always
regard your efficiency and Well-being as matters of the highest
importance and shall take a deep interest in everything which
concerns them.
EDWARD R, I.
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